Oh! It struck me just after I posted this one.
I just forgot you guys rarely pronounce "t" sound.

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Originally Posted by zgirnius

I think this is more true of US pronunciation (Desperate Housewives is after all a US TV program).

It can be a British way of talking, it's a more lazy way though - definitely not the Queen's English. Some people say war-uh instead of water.

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Originally Posted by zgirnius

Though it seems to me that that initial confusion ('center' for 'Santa') comes more from another quirk of pronunciation, leaving a final 'r' silent. ('centuh' for center).

I think some American accents when saying "santa" can pronounce it almost "sehntah" (midway between e and a sound). Very confusing!

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